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Holly Duffy, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Holly

Holly Duffy is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical experience helping people pursue concrete goals and meaningful change.

Background and approach

She centers each person's unique story and builds therapy to match specific needs, blending practical interventions with creative and expressive work when it suits a client's style. Her manner is warm and connected, and she balances an artful approach with direct, serious attention when situations require focused intervention.

Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which she uses to support shifts in thinking, behavior, emotions, and daily routines. Holly also draws on attachment-based and emotionally-focused perspectives alongside Jungian and existential ideas to address relational patterns, self-esteem, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

She works with concerns ranging from anxiety, stress, and depression to ADHD, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and caregiver fatigue. Holly frames therapy as a collaborative effort that mixes conversation, creative techniques, and action steps so clients can notice tangible changes in mood and functioning over time.

Therapeutic approaches and online flexibility

Holly commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy into her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical, action-oriented strategies that can help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and habit change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on patterns in close relationships and supports people in recognizing and reshaping interactional cycles that contribute to distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance means techniques can be adjusted over time based on what proves most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy with Holly is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals from varied locations and allow clients to continue work on goals, coping skills, and relationship patterns without needing to travel to an office.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Holly address?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, depression, bipolar, ADHD, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, connected, and artistic while remaining honest and serious when needed, combining practical action with creative and talk-based methods tailored to each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 15 years of experience as a practicing therapist, applying that background to help clients set goals and make behavioral and emotional changes.
What credential and location information is available?
Holly is a licensed marriage and family therapist with the credential CA LMFT 111286 and she practices from California.
In which language can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is open to working with international clients as well.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Holly can help with

Holly Duffy works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and coping with life changes.

Holly works with people dealing with emotional, traumatic, behavioral, social and/or relational issues.

How Holly approaches therapy

Holly's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Holly is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, with 15 years of clinical experience.